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Echoes & Reflections
Examining Critical Themes of the Holocaust
August 10th and 11th 2020

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These workshops for educators are a collaboration among Echoes & Reflections, the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, the Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio, and the Ohio Council on Holocaust & Genocide Education (OCHGE).

Presenters include Echoes & Reflections education staff. Echoes & Reflections provides Holocaust education programs and resources to help educators gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to teach this topic effectively. Additional presenters include Dr. Tim Murnen, College of Education Bowling Green State University, and Dr. Mark Cole, Department of History Cleveland State University. Drs. Murnen and Cole direct the OCHGE.

Day 1: August 10, Choices Matter:
Complicity and Action during the Holocaust Learn about the choices made by individuals during the Holocaust as a way to help students understand the dangers of complicity and how to make positive choices today. Participants will examine the roles of bystanders and upstanders in critical situations.
Day 2: August 11, Teaching Media Literacy & Analyzing Propaganda:
The Holocaust as a Case Study
Media literacy skills are essential to critically and successfully navigate the ever-increasing amount of information delivered via social media, advertisements, television, and film. Participants will identify how media, both historically and in contemporary society, can be used as a tool to incite hate and violence against certain groups, examining propaganda through the lens of the Holocaust.

Online registration is required for each session www.escneo.org/professional development/
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For workshop information contact nadine.grimm@escneo.org
For registration assistance contact roni.staimpel@escneo.org

Virtual sessions
via Zoom
Day 1
August 10, 2020 9:30-11:30 a.m. Hosted by the
Maltz Museum
www.mmjh.org
Day 2 August 11, 2020
9:30-11:30 a.m. Hosted by the ESC
of Northeast Ohio www.escneo.org
COST
FREE
Professional Development Contact Hours: 2.0 per day